Queensgate shopping centre reopens after security alert
Johnny Devine/BBCPolice investigating a security threat at a city shopping centre have arrested a man.
The Queensgate shopping centre in Peterborough - and the bus station within it - were evacuated "as a precaution" during the alert on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for the centre confirmed it had reopened.
Cambridgeshire Police said a man in his 60s was arrested "on suspicion of making a bomb hoax".
The Queensgate was evacuated at 10:45 GMT after staff at one of its stores reported a security threat.
Nurun Ahmed, who runs Fusion Flare within The Westgate Arcade, said: "The alarm went off at about 09.30 and the centre was evacuated by 11:00.
"We [traders] have now been allowed back in and were told shoppers should be back soon."
A police spokesperson said: "A decision was made by Queensgate security at about 10:45 to evacuate the centre and bus station as a precaution.
"Officers were on site to assist with the evacuation.
"We can now confirm, a man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of making a bomb hoax and is in custody."
The bus station has also since reopened.
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